‘60pc of children miss out on pre-primary education’
Kitintale Muslim Nursery and Primary School pupils play during the National Play Day celebrations at Kololo Ceremonial grounds in Kampala on April 30th, 2024. PHOTO | NMG
Kampala. A new study has revealed that the majority of young children in Uganda are missing out on early childhood education, raising concerns about long-term learning outcomes.
The report, titled Promoting Pre-Primary Education to Strengthen the Right to Education for All Children in Uganda, shows that more than 60 percent of children aged between three and five years do not attend any form of pre-primary school. Only about 9 percent are enrolled in licensed nursery schools.
